A visit to the Hamletsburg Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Hamletsburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamletsburg Cemetery:
37.1389, -88.4359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamletsburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamletsburg Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Hamletsburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamletsburg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hamletsburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamletsburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Smithland (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72871 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Edmonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edmonds Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Cemetery
- Cowper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cowper Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowper Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Kickasola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickasola Cemetery
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- Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery
- The Dupriest - Leeper Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leeper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74814 <5>
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Tracey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tracey Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracey Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Rock Quarry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Quarry Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Quarry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hamletsburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamletsburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamletsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smithland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ledbetter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Calvert City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Burna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Reidland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Gilbertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tiline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Brookport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Pinckneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Hendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Dycusburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
- Lone Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Grand Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hamletsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamletsburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Paducah
- Smithland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hamletsburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hamletsburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820649 (Hamletsburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820649 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Pope
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithland
- Location given for Hamletsburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1389447 Lon: -88.4358733
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamletsburg Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |